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UPDATE 1-BCE profit beats due to Astral takeover, wireless growth
2014-05-06 16:31:08| Telecom - Topix.net
BCE Inc , Canada's largest telecommunications company, reported a better-than-expected adjusted profit, helped by its acquisition of TV and radio content producer Astral Media and strong growth in its wireless business.
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Bell and Astral say takeover deal to close July 5 following CRTC approval
2013-06-28 17:23:55| Wireless - Topix.net
The takeover of Astral Media Inc. by BCE Inc. is now expected to close on July 5, the companies said Friday following the final regulatory approval by the CRTC.
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CRTC gives green light to Bell's second revised bid for Astral Media
2013-06-28 02:35:12| Telecom - Topix.net
Canada's communications regulator cleared the way for the country's newest telecom colossus Thursday, approving Bell's retooled $3.4-billion bid for Astral Media and its coveted TV specialty channels and radio stations.
Canada's Bell Media bid for Astral approved
2013-06-28 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
BCE-owned media company gains 84 radio stations and 25 TV services.
CTRC approves BCE bid to acquire Astral Media
2013-06-27 22:39:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved an application by Astral Media to sell its pay and speciality television channels, conventional television stations and radio stations to BCE. The CRTC's approval comes with a number of conditions that are necessary to uphold the public interest. The application filed in agreement with the Competition Bureau included a proposal to sell ten radio stations and eleven television services as well as certain restrictions, such as a prohibition on imposing restrictive bundling requirements on providers. Following the divestures, BCE's share of the French-language television market will be 22.6 percent. In the English-language market, its share will be 35.8 percent.
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